Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist & HR Operations

Location:

Bucharest (14012) – Romania

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Advertising, Marketing & PR Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Human Resources, Recruitment

Advertiser:

C & A

Job ID:

132531302

Posted On:

11 December 2025

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for
the many. We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer.

We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer. At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist & HR Operations.

You will be responsible for attracting, recruiting and selecting top talent while ensuring consistent and high-level candidate experience. This includes direct sourcing and building talent pipelines, enabling internal mobility, employer branding, and process improvement. A few light HR activities are also part of the role such as handling payroll input with an external provider, managing contracts, and onboarding.

When applying, please submit your CV in English.

Your responsibilities
-Act as a strategic TA advisor to HR and business leadership, translating workforce plans into robust hiring strategies and ensuring timely, high-quality talent delivery for multiple countries.
-Drive the hiring process, promoting best practices that ensure fairness, transparency, and an exceptional candidate experience end-to-end.
-Lead advanced sourcing efforts, leveraging deep market expertise, existing channels, and innovative sourcing strategies to build strong and diverse talent pipelines.
-Own the full recruitment lifecycle for critical and senior roles: develop job briefs, facilitate hiring manager intakes, source and evaluate candidates, conduct competency-based interviews, coordinate assessments and case studies, and lead offer negotiation.
-Manage and strengthen relationships with external partners to broaden market reach and enhance pipeline quality.
-Continuously optimize recruitment processes, using data, insights and increasing operational efficiency.
-Lead or contribute to strategic TA initiatives, such as employer branding, recruitment marketing and diversity hiring programs. 
-Support HR operations, taking on selected HR tasks such as onboarding, contract preparation, employee documentation, and handling payroll input and coordination with an external provider

What you bring
-Extensive recruitment experience, including managing diverse corporate functions with emphasis on roles in Tech and SAP
-Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR, Psychology, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
-Strong expertise in active sourcing, talent mapping, and handling confidential or complex searches.
-Solid understanding of local labor law and its application in recruitment and HR processes.
-Experience with HR administration, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
-Proven experience in process optimization and driving cross-functional Talent Acquisition projects.
-Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders with a consultative and solution-oriented mindset.
-Fluent in business English and Romanian

What we offer
-Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
-A flexible hybrid work environment
-An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
-An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
-A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture

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